Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-12
MERRY MEDICINE MIXERS.
The Pharmaceutical Association Gives an
Elegant Concert and Ball.
He Speaks Plain Truths In a Kindly
Way-Yesterday's Proceedings OF
the Convention-New Of1cers
to BE Chosen.
knights OF the Mortar and Pestle.

Va Ntuiaohu SitJ, pciHS Ill lhc Cnuii.
The secretary, G. j. Daubach. of Lin
coin, submitted the report for the last
year. 1t showed that number of de-
linquent members had paid their dues,
while several members claimed that they
had paid their dues but had not been
credited with same. He suggested that
some action be taken 10 set this matter
right. The secret ary acknowledged the
receipt of the proceedings of the phar ma
ceutical associations of Illinois, New
Hampshire, Connecticut, Missouri, Wis
consin, Iowa, Virginia, Massachusetts,
Ohio, New York, Kansas, Alabama.
and Pennsylvania. The present member
ship of the association is 403, while 115
applications made since the last meeting
have been approved, making Il list of 5lS
members. The old and new accounts of
the association amounted to 1924, and
checks to that amount had been drawn
in favor Treasurer Forsyth, IN Omaha.
Orders 10 the amount of $652.97 were
drawn during the year upon the treas
urer. The expenses for the past year
were higher than they will be during the
ensuing year, by about two hundred and
eighty-six dollars and fifty cents, which
amount was paid to representatives TO
national conventions, and attorneys fees
on the pharmacy bill. The amount of
money owing to the association Is $40.
A number of members had removed dur
ing the year, aud the secretary suggested
that some steps be taken to secure the
address of all members who have
changed their place of business.
The report was referred to the appro-
pirate committee.
A communication was read from the
president of the National Druggists as
sociation announcing that he had APP
pointed McssrS. Goodman and Boise of
Omaha as representatives of that associ-
alton at the present meeting.
Mr.. Brown of Leavenworth, the father
OF pharmacy schools IN Kansas, read q
paper on that subject, the object of which
was to secure the establishment of n
pharmacy school IN the state university,
such as has already been done in Kansas.
He showed that educated physicians
everywhere were earnest supporters of
pharmacy laws and desired none but
competent men to act as pharmacists, be-
cause such men were valuable in aiding
them in their curing diseases. The pass
age of the pharmacy law was step in
the right direction. But that
was not all that was required.
They could not by law make
educated and intelligent druggists. The
law required of the pharmacist certain
him to acquire that knowledge. In the
university at Lincoln, music. surveying,
engineering, law and medicine were
taught. Was not the education of the
pharmacist of as much importance as
either of these? 1t was not advisablc for
NebraSka'S citizens to 90 into another
state to secure education when our state
has university of its own in which a
pharmacists education could be secured.
Vlr, rvicfc tiny hnr n
right to insist upon the university afford.
lug them the means of education which
was under discussion. He favored the
establishment of a school OF the kind
mentioned
MIR. Lane of Lincoln warmly COM
mended Mr.. Browns paper, and on
motion the same was ordered spread up
on the records. .r. "r'
A paper by Mr. Boyden, of Grand
of Herbs in the Market?" was read by
Secretary Daubach and received.
A discussion then ensued as to the
best method of preserving essential oils.
The following were admitted to mem
bership: George frahm, Hastings; Hiram
! Foble. Blair; N. w. Rees Schuyler; f. A.
Webster, Bruneil; j. p. Buckner, Pierce;
j. f. Wilder, Neigh: w. W. Cole, Oak.
| dale. E. j. N. Nicholson, Elk Creek, and
The executive committee made a re-
port on the reports of the secretary and
treasurer finding that they were correct.
| An interesting paper on the trades in
terest was read by Nj. f. Schultz.
The committee on the presidents ad
dress reported that they commended his
recommendations concerning a life mem
bership and they advised that it be re-
| ferred to special committee. They do
| tn r 4
but think that the present secretary, Z. j.
Daubach, should be reelected. They
agree upon reducing the delegation to
the National Retail Druggists associa-
ton to one member. They agreed to the
recommendation that the next meeting
of the association should be held farther
west, and designated Lincoln as the mosI
suitable point the meeting to be held on
the second Tuesday in May 1888. The
report of the committee was adopted
Prof, Wall, of the National Druggist
of st. Louis, spoke of percolatiOn, deliv
| erng very interesting eXtempore ad
dress.
The meeting then adjourned until II
| O'Clock this forenoon, when the election
of officers will be the principal business
| President Reeds Address.
The address of President James Reed
| VI NeDIaSha WY, pSioiO eho Stot'
| pharmaceutical association on Tuesday
was very carefully prepared documen
and contained some excellent sugges-
tions. A synopsis is here given:
We find ourselves to-day celebrating
the wooden wedding of our association
surrounded by prospects as fine as coult
be wished for. At our first meeting w,
had less than 100 members. Now W,
have 400, and to this number must b,
added those who join at this meeting,
To these splendid exhibits which Oc
cupy this immense building we owe mucl
of the success of our meetings. During
the year we ought to remember in sub
stantal manner the enterprise of tn,
| houses here represented.
Iwould be very much gratitied to SCI
more general interest taken in the dis
| cussions as they come up. In a sens,
this is a school in which we are all inter
ested, and each should take an ACTIVE
part. 1t is the practical and not the rec
tape of any association which Yields
good results. .'. '.
During the year we have accomplished
one of the most important aims Of ou
| ossnci tjon that of having DlarmaC'